http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/ en-us 2009-07-04T19:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246734367.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-04T19:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246734146.shtml It's just what it sounds like. ChessVideos viewers submit games here, and every so often I pick a number of games to cover in a video. The latest batch... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-04T19:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246733372.shtml I have nothing against draws and am even tolerant of the occasional short draw, but these guys are really pushing it. (Unfortunately, I predicted this would happen.) Here's what happened... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-04T18:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246654693.shtml Round 2 looked an awful lot like round 1. Two games were drawn - quickly - while Jakovenko's game resulted in a fairly long and interesting White win. The big difference:... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-03T20:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246567158.shtml There weren't any fireworks in round 1 of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting, but the one decisive game, Carlsen-Jakovenko, was very much worth watching. The other games - Leko-Kramnik and... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-02T20:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246478415.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-01T20:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246474824.shtml Remember that they're generally a month behind, but although the Live Top List is fun, the only list that ultimately counts is the one put out by FIDE four... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-01T19:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246436392.shtml Few things in chess are more satisfying than winning a model game. The opening prep goes smoothly, one gains an advantage of some sort of another, and a series of fine... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-07-01T08:07+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246345183.shtml Here's the position, again:... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-30T06:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246246347.shtml Well, it's at least relatively easy. (But not trivially easy. Black has a threat!)... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-29T03:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246160227.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-28T03:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246160100.shtml Visiting my friend Alex Herrera's correspondence chess website, I came across this position:... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-28T03:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246079332.shtml For those of you waiting for my announcements to check them out, you get a two-fer. Last week's show was posted after I had decided to take the week off from... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-27T05:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246078662.shtml The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting is one of the traditional super-events on the yearly calendar, and the one where ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik has had some of his greatest tournament... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-27T04:06+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1246077817.shtml Easy go, easy come.... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-06-27T04:06+00:00